| Don't load up on too many classes. Seriously, nobody will be impressed. Do make sure you get a good GPA. Find an internship at all cost and go to job fair. Major in the right subject. This is very important. I made this mistake and it was too late to undo. Don't drive drunk. Seriously, don't take too many classes and brag about it like some of my friends. Nobody cares. The only reason when it would be acceptable is money issues. Download all your books on libgen. Those cutthroat book publisher won't get a penny from me. Get the easy professor and explore the subject on your own and drop into the hard professor's lecture so you can learn more. Don't let your ego get in the way. GPA and internship, just remember. Be smart about exams and pay attention to what might be on there. Again don't let your ego get in the way or you'll be destroyed in upper science and engineering classes. Make good friends, it doesn't matter if they're not well connected. Last but not least, be careful of women. I know friends who were on the brink of suicide because their gf cheated. This is not the place to give dating advice but I will just say, be careful of who you love or like. My social skills got much better because of college and parties. In high school, I was basically a shut-in that spend all day reading about chemistry. If there is one thing that I regret, it's that it took me too long to learn to be social like normal people. Basically not until junior year. Normal people don't usually talk about deeply technical subjects and it's best not to show off or avoid hanging out with them, just because. |